TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carter
Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (“CVMC REIT”) announced today
that it recently acquired its 17th real estate asset,
bringing the total amount of the portfolio to $417,634,000, consisting
of 1.2 million rentable square feet across nine states.

CVMC REIT’s strategy continues to focus on high quality, net leased Data
Center and Healthcare properties throughout the United States that are
“mission critical” or essential to the successful operations of its
tenants. Below is a recap of significant milestones achieved in 2012.

2012 Highlights*

Total investments increased to $417.6 million.

$143.8 million of acquisitions completed in Q4 2012.

Weighted average cap rate of the assets in the portfolio is 8.9%.

Total occupancy is 100%.

Weighted average remaining lease term of the portfolio is 12.5 years
with average annual rental rate increases of 2.4%.

Portfolio leverage ratio is 50%.

*Information is presented as of December 31, 2012.

“We are delighted with our ability to consistently execute on our
focused strategy throughout 2012. With a robust pipeline of mission
critical real estate acquisitions, we look forward to a very exciting
2013,” says John Carter, CEO of CVMC REIT.

Carter
Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc.
is a company that elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust
for federal income tax purposes that invests in mission critical real
estate assets located throughout the United States.Mission
critical real estate assets are those properties that are essential to
the successful operations of the companies within the industries in
which such companies operate.Carter Validus Mission Critical
REIT, Inc. focuses its acquisitions of mission critical assets in the
data center and healthcare sectors.

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